· 2/6/2008
Egwuatu v. South Lubes, Inc.
Citations
- 976 So. 2d 50
- 2008 WL 312522
How courts have described this case
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- holding that allegation of changing unauthorized environmental fee required individualized facts supporting claims of individualized plaintiffs precluding class certification
- holding that allegation of changing unauthorized environmental fee required individualized facts supporting claims of individualized plaintiffs precluding class certification
- finding a class action impractical where the defendant communicated the alleged misrepresentation to its customers through a “variety of methods over the years”
- “The absence of the element of reliance . . . does not guarantee that a deceptive trade practice claim will be amenable to class litigation.”
- “The absence of the element of reliance . . . does not guarantee that a deceptive trade practice claim will be amenable to class litigation.”
- no commonality where “some of the defendants’ commercial customers . . . also did business with other oil change companies,” requiring an individualized inquiry
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Judges: Padovano
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